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  Malappuram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malappuram is one of the northern districts of Kerala state, India.
Malappuram was part of old British Malabar before India's independence from the British rule.
Malappuram is known for national movements such as Khilafat Movement and Malabar Rebellion, in which the common man struggled against feudalism and colonialism alike.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malappuram   (211 words)

  
 India4u - Regional - Kerala - Districts - Malappuram
The district of Malappuram, which literally means a terraced place atop hills, was carved out of the districts of Calicut and Palghat in 1969.
Malappuram district is bordered by Kozhikode district on the north, Nilgiris on the east, Arabian Sea on the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts on the south.
Malappuram Nercha is celebrated in summer in memory of the martyrs who fought the atrocities of the militia.
www.india4u.com /kerala/districts/malappuram.asp   (789 words)

  
 Malappuram - At A Glance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the north, it is bounded by Kozhikode and Wayanad and in the south, by Palakkad and Thrissur districts.
The location of Malappuram district is 75 to 77 east longitude and 10 to 12 north latitude, in the geographical map.
The topography of the district is highly undulating; starting from the hill tops covered with thick forests on the east along the Nilgiris, it gradually slopes down to the valleys and the small hills, before finally ending on the sandy flat of luxuriant coconut groves in the west.
www.ananthapuri.com /malappuram.asp   (1100 words)

  
 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
The District Hospital and the District Court are at Manjeri.
Malappuram is the head quarter of the district.
Pookottur near Malappuram, has a place in history, where the Mopla warriors faught the British with their traditional weapons and were killed in cold blood, during the Malabar Rebellion.
www.malappuram.net /html/touristattractions.htm   (1562 words)

  
 The Official Website of Malappuram District
The Deputy director of fisheries is at Ponnani and the district officer of Matsyafed  is at Tirur.
coastline of Kerala in Malappuram District of this 12.30 Kms.
The scheme is envisaged for irrigation of 2,000 hectares in Malappuram and Kozhikode districts.
www.mlp.kerala.gov.in /sectors.htm   (2687 words)

  
 MALAPPURAM
In the north, it is bounded by Kozhikode and Waynad Districts and in the south, by Palakkad and Thrissur districts.
Malappuram was also the scene of the Malabar rebellion of 1921 which was suppressed by the Malabar Special Police (M.S.P) The land of great poets and writers, political and religious leaders, this district has carved a place of it's own in the history of Kerala.
Adjoining the mosque is a mausoleum of the Malappuram Shaheeds
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 The Official Website of Malappuram District
The Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu in the east, Arabian sea in the west, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in the north and Palakkad and Thrissur districts in the South.
The district has a geographical area of 3550 Sq.Kms, which is 9.13 per cent of the total area of the state.
Bharathappuzha the second longest river in Kerala, flows by the southern border of the district and drains in to the sea at Ponnani.
www.mlp.kerala.gov.in /gen.htm   (1044 words)

  
 Mallapuram to be 1st e-literate district soon
Malappuram, in Kerala, will become the first district in the country to have wireless Internet access deployed throughout the district.
Malappuram, says Kunahalikutty, Minister for IT and Industries in the Kerala government, was chosen because the idea for the project evolved in a small way from the district panchayat.
The district panchayat officials had gone to the Kerala government asking for a computer training programme to be run in the district.
in.rediff.com /money/2003/nov/05kerala.htm   (933 words)

  
 Public Utilities
Immunization of children, pre-school education, supplementary nutrition to pre-school children, reduction of infant mortality, prevention of mal-nutrition illness, prevention in drop-outs in schools, health education and health care of women, etc. are the main objectives of the scheme.
The district is apportioned by the Chaliyar, Kadalundipuzha, Bharathapuzha rivers and their tributaries, necessitating the construction of a number of road bridges for smooth communication.
Malappuram Municipality and Anakkayam, Kottakkal, Ponmala Panchyats of Ernad Taluk and Vengara, Othukkungal Panchayats of Tirur Taluk
malappuram.net /html/publicutility.htm   (1420 words)

  
 Red carpet of Malappuram, kerala - Tour / houseboat packages kerala,India
Among contemporary personages, the Marxist political leader E.M.S. Namboodiripad, was born at Elamkulam in Perinthalmanna, a taluk of Malappuram district.
Adjoining the mosque is a mausoleum of the Malappuram Shaheeds whose brave exploits have been immortalized in Mappilla was ballads.
Further away is the small town of Kottakal, 12 km southwest of Malappuram and 168 km from Cochin, home of the famed Kottakal Arya Vaidyasala, pioneering center for Ayurveda, Kerala’s traditional system of health and medicine.
www.beautifulkerala.com /coco/redcarpet/malappuram.php   (855 words)

  
 .:: Kerala Waves - find everything about kerala
District comprises of undulating hills with innumerable streams flowing through them and reaching the coconut fringed sea coast.
This district is bordered by Calicut on the south east, Nilfiris on the east, Palakkad and Thrichur district.
: 24km from Malappuram, is historical as the Tirurangadi ignited the Mappila rebellion on August 20, 1921.
www.keralawaves.com /kwaves/aboutkerala/dist_mpm.asp   (608 words)

  
 Keral Tourism
Eventhough not spotted in the tourism map of Kerala, Malappuram district has many places of interest which can be developed to cater to the needs of tourism promotion.
Thirumandhamkunnu is 16 KM east of Malappuram in Kozhikode-Palakkad road.
The atmosphere of the entire Malappuram district has the fragrance of Oppanappattu, the art form of Muslim ladies.
www.keral.com /tourism/tourism/malappuram.html   (1115 words)

  
 NILAMBUR - Renowned for world's First Teak Plantation and for world's First Teak Museum
Malappuram (Literally, a land atop hills) is situated 50 kms southeast of Kozhikode.
Bounded by the Nilgiri Hills in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts in the south, Malapuram is enriched by three great rivers flowing through it - the Chaliyar, The Kadalundi and the Bharathapuzha.
This district was the venue for many of the Mappila revolts(uprising against the BritishEast India Company in Kerala) between 1792 and 1921.
www.nilambur.com /pages/2thedistrict.htm   (351 words)

  
 Malapuram Tourism, Flora and Funa, Climate, History, Topgraphy, Population, Religion, Customs, Administration, Weather, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bounded by the Nilgiri hills on the east, the Arabian Sea on the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts on the south, Malappuram is enriched by three great rivers flowing through it - the Chaliyar, the Kadalundi and the Bharathapuzha.
This district was the venue for many of the Mappila revolts between 1792 and 1921.
In the north, it is bounded by Kozhikode and Wyanad and in the south, by Palakkad and Thrissur districts.
www.artkerala.com /tourism/Malapuram   (1565 words)

  
 Malappuram- Kerala - India
The district of Malappuram, which literally means a terraced place atop hills, was carved out of the districts of Kozhikode and Palakkad in 1969.
Adjoining the mosque is the mausoleum of the Malappuram Shaheeds (martyrs) whose brave exploits have been immortalised in the Mappila ballads.
Malappuram is linked by motorable roads to several towns in Kerala, Karnataka an Tamil Nadu.
www.kettuvallom.com /kerala/malappuram.htm   (1046 words)

  
 :: Welcome to Official website of Akshaya Project !   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Malappuram yesterday reaped the first fruits of the IT revolution when Industry Minister P K Kunhalikutty rang up the Haj pilgrims at Mecca using the high-speed broadband internet facility set up as part of the Akshaya told e-literacy programme.
Chamravattom in Kerala's Muslim-domination Malappuram district is set to be the first village in India that is 100 per cent computer-literate.
The sleepy south Indian district of Malappuram will soon experience a high tech shopping spree as computer vendors from all over India converge there on February 7, hoping to be chosen to fill the purchase orders for over 6,000 computers.....
www.akshaya.net /akshaya/innews   (2438 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kerala News : Webcasting a cultural fiesta
Some 5,500 children from the 14 districts of the State are participating in what is billed as Asia's biggest cultural event for schoolchildren.
The District Akshaya Project in Malappuram is webcasting the event with the help of Tulip IT services Ltd., Delhi, through a network using high-speed broadband wi-fi (wireless fidelity) connectivity.
The district coordinator of the State IT Mission, T.P. Ravindran, said it was preceded by an experimental webcasting of the "Nilambur Paattu'' festival.
www.hinduonnet.com /2005/01/16/stories/2005011600552000.htm   (324 words)

  
 Malappuram is India’s first computer-literate district , The Milli Gazette, Vol.5 No.06, MG100 (16-31 Mar 04)
Incredible it may sound, but it is a fact today that Malappuram district has been declared as India’s first computer-literate village, where 0.65 million families have been linked to 615 Akshaya e-centers under the aegis of the Kerala Information Technology in January 2004.
Malappuram is part of a hilly region, and its terrain posed a stumbling block for the use of land-based telephones to nearly half the population.
The first demonstration of this connectivity was marvelously exhibited at a ten-day orientation programme, held at Malappuram for the entrepreneurs who are running the Akshaya centers in the district.
milligazette.com /Archives/2004/16-31Mar04-Print-Edition/1603200402.htm   (808 words)

  
 Mallapuram - Heroic Symbol of the Freedom Struggle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The district of Malappuram (/malappuRam/), which literally means a terraced place atop hills, was carved out of the districts of Kozhikode (i.e, Calicut) and Palakkad in 1969.
Malappuram figures prominently in history as the place which frequently questioned British authority.
Adjoining the mosque is a mausoleum of the Malappuram Shaheeds (/Shaaheed/) whose brave exploits have been immortalised in Mappilla war ballads.
www.bangalorenet.com /system1/utkarsh/mala.htm   (626 words)

  
 Malappuram Travel,Malappuram Travel Guide,Travel to Malappuram,Malappuram Kerala Travel Guide,Travel Info ...
Malappuram was also the scene of the Malabar rebellion of 1921 which was suppressed by the Malabar Special Police (M.S.P) Prior to 1947, the area covered by the present district formed part of Kozhikode, Ernad, Valluvanad and Ponnani taluks of the erstwhile Madras Presidency.
The new district of Malappuram was formed with four taluks, Ernad, Perinthalmanna, Tirur and Ponnani, four statutory towns, fourteen developmental blocks and ninetyfive panchayats.
At present Malappuram District consists of 2 Revenue Divisions, 6 Taluks, 135 Villages, 14 blocks, 5 Muncipalities and 100 panchayats.
indiaseek.com /kerala-travel-guides/malappuram-travel.html   (481 words)

  
 ‘Akshaya’ will take off from Malappuram in Kerala
The government is in the process of identifying entrepreneurs in the district to participate in the project.
With 438 computers already operational in the district, 750 more centers are to be set up by the end of this year.
Moreover the district is well networked globally, especially in the Middle East region and self-sustained entrepreneurs are also high.
www.ciol.com /content/news/repts/102110808.asp   (662 words)

  
 Malappuram District Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
alappuram (literally, a land a tops hills) is situated 50 kms south-east of Kozhikode, bounded by the Nilgiri Hills in the east, the Arabian sea in the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts in the south.
Malappuram is enriched by three great rivers flowing through it - the Chaliyar, the Kadalundi and the Bharathappuzha.
This district was the venue for many of the Mappila revolts (uprisings against the British East India Company in Kerala) between 1792 and 1921.
malappuram.nic.in /profile.html   (175 words)

  
 Malappuram Police - Serving citizens thru' Community Policing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
With the high e-Literacy standard of Malappuram district, this intervention should have significant impact in Police Administration of the District, worth emulating in other districts also.
As a part of the Rural Internet Connectivity Infrastructure (RICI) project of the Government of Kerala, 40 Police Stations in Malappuram District has been connected to Intranet/Internet.
Thus Malappuram district becomes the first district in Kerala to be online.
www.malappurampolice.com   (244 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Theft: home nurse held in Malappuram district
The City police have sought the custody of the 32-year-old woman who is suspected to have stolen gold ornaments from the house of the former Election Commissioner, M.S. Joseph, after drugging his wife.
Nazeema was arrested by the Malappuram district police from Pirappanangadi on Tuesday.
An official said that Nazeema was being investigated in connection with similar thefts in Kollam, Thrissur and Kozhikode districts.
www.hinduonnet.com /2005/02/03/stories/2005020317710300.htm   (388 words)

  
 Malappuram on the road to 100% e-literacy
The sleepy, backward, Muslim-majority Malappuram district in Kerala is all set to become India's first e-literate district with the state government kicking off its ambitious Akshaya project.
Sivakumar said the e-literacy project was launched in Malappuram because it is among the most backward districts in Kerala.
A fantstic project and appreciation to be showered to IT mission and Hon.minister Mr.Kunjali kutty who has established his capability by organising successfull GIM at...
www.rediff.com /news/2003/feb/14kera.htm   (566 words)

  
 India Evangelical Lutheran Church
Kellerbauer, who had come to India in 1893 as Leipzig missionary resigned and joined Naether in March 1895, at first in Krishnagiri and later in Barugur.
Mohn began work in Ambur in the adjoining North Arcot District about forty-five miles from Krishnagiri on the road to Madras.
Fourteen new missionaries came to India between 1931 and 1940, less than enough to replace those who left mission service in the same period, yet baptized membership doubled in that decade.
www.gracelutheranchurch.ca /MMS_IELC.html   (979 words)

  
 kerala everything.com - Malappuram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
alappuram district in Kerala is situated southeast of Kozhikode.
This district is bordered by Thrissur and Palakkad districts in the South and The Nilgiris on the east.
This district has played a significant role in our freedom struggle because of the famous Mappila revolts that took place between 1792 and 1921.
www.keralaeverything.com /dist/mal.htm   (140 words)

  
 Malappuram -Heroic Symbol of the Freedom Struggle
For local transport there are buses, taxis, and autorickshws.
Further away is the small town of Kottakal, 12 km south-west of Malappuram and 168 km from Cochin, home of the famed
Appointments with the chief physician have to be looked well in advance.
www.keralaatbest.com /malappuram.htm   (879 words)

  
 Kerala PWD - Government Orders
Government have sanctioned to upgrade 2580 km of Other District Roads and Village Roads in the State as Major District Roads vide G.O.(Rt) No. 231/05/PWD dated 1.3.2005
Government have sanctioned to upgrade 84 roads in the State as Major District Roads vide GO Rt No. 491/2003/PWD dated 29th May 2003
Government have ordered that security can be furnished by way of depositing title deeds in respect of the property for the amount covered as performance guarantee in G.O.(P) 13/03/PWD dated 27th January 2003
www.pwd.kerala.gov.in /go.htm   (1080 words)

  
 Malappuram District Unit, District Executive Member, Kerala, India, kvves.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Malappuram District Unit, District Executive Member, Kerala, India, kvves.com
Maliyekkal Bldg., Manjeri Road, Malappuram - 676 505, Ph: 04935 737926/737963
Ph: 766447 (S) Back] [Thiruvananthapuram] [Kollam] [Pattanamthitta] [Alappuzha] [Kottayam] [Idukki] [Ernakulam] [Thrissur] [Palakkad] [Malappuram] [Kozhikode] [Kannur] [Wayanad] [Kassarkod]
www.kvves.com /units/unimlpmexmembers.htm   (38 words)

  
 officialwebsite of kerala.gov.in
District Agriculture Farm, Peringamala Banana Nursery, Peringamala, (Spl.
District Agriculture Farm, Chelakkara State Seed Farm, Mannuthy State Seed Farm, Kodassery State Seed Farm, Nadavarambu State Seed Farm, Edathuruthy State Seed Farm, Pazhayannore State seed farm, Panamchery Coconut Nursery, Irinjalakuda
Wayanadu District has no farms under the control of the Department.
www.kerala.gov.in /dept_agri/dept_officers2.htm   (229 words)

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